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Brigham Young University National Merit Scholarship

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$500

deadline Due: December 15, 2026
pencil No essay
graduates No min. GPA required
map No transcripts required

Description

This scholarship is available to National Merit finalists who have listed BYU as their first-choice school and qualify to receive a multi-year scholarship. For a student to be selected as a recipient of a BYU-sponsored National Merit Scholarship, they must initially qualify for a Russell M. Nelson Scholarship or a Heritage Scholarship. Students who are initially awarded a Heritage Scholarship and are then selected as a BYU-sponsored National Merit Scholarship recipient will have the Heritage Scholarship replaced by the National Merit Scholarship. If a student is the recipient of the Russell M. Nelson Scholarship (presidential scholarship) and is a National Merit finalist, he/she will receive the dollar amount of the Nelson Scholarship and receive recognition as a National Merit scholar. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.